Peter Obi, the 2027 presidential candidate, has publicly thrown his weight behind Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who is also the presidential candidate of the APC, describing him as qualified to lead Nigeria.
Obi made the endorsement at an event where he appealed for political unity and inclusion, urging Nigerians to rally around credible candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.
“You have a candidate who is contesting for president today, my dear brother Martine,” Obi said at the event. “Is he qualified to be president? Yes.”..READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE .
Obi’s case for a new direction
The former Anambra State governor framed the endorsement around the need to rescue ordinary Nigerians from economic hardship, saying the country could no longer continue on its current path.
“Our people are hungry. Our people are poor,” he said.
He added:
“Whoever wins genuinely from a free, fair, credible election, all of us wants to work together to save this country from collapse.”
Obi stressed that the move was not driven by political desperation but by a genuine desire to give Nigerians the power to make their own choice.
He called on political actors to abandon divisive policies and focus on lifting people out of poverty.
“Let our quadruple be to feed our people, to pull our people out,” he said. “We want the Nigeria we are entitled to. Nobody can be somebody without knowing anybody.”
Obi’s political journey to 2027
Obi resigned from the African Democratic Congress on Saturday, May 2, 2026, and was ratified as a presidential candidate for the 2027 elections on Friday, May 29, 2026.
His decision to endorse Makinde marks a new and unexpected twist in the lead-up to what is shaping up to be a highly contested election cycle.
